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B27 6PF

Olton · Solihull · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Olton
Local authority
Solihull
Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley
Postcode district
B27
Postcode sector
B27 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B27 6PE 62 m
B27 6PD 85 m
B27 6PB 91 m
B27 6AN 140 m
B92 7HS 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B27 6PF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B27
Postcode sector
B27 6
Latitude
52.442731
Longitude
-1.809228
British National Grid easting
413,064
British National Grid northing
282,767

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Solihull · E08000029
Electoral ward
Olton · E05016427
Parish or community
E43000265
Westminster constituency
Solihull West and Shirley · E14001479
Output area
E00051449
Lower layer super output area
Solihull 013D · E01010178
Middle layer super output area
Solihull 013 · E02002093

Postcode source versions

Explore B27

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
89
Secondary
21

  1. Trident Alternative Provision Ltd

    Other independent special school

    214 m

  2. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    557 m

  3. Kineton Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,860
  • Vehicle crime 358
  • Shoplifting 350
  • Criminal damage and arson 280
  • Public order 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

47 female, 36 male

Postcode households
54
Residents per household
1.5
B27 6 residents
10,467

Age bands in B27 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,864 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,209 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

2,913 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

2,430 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

1,419 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider B27 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

46

within 5 km

  • ST. MARGARETS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 ST. MARGARETS ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7JS

    ODS code M89005

    572 m

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    21 VICTORIA ROAD, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7XZ

    ODS code M85105

    734 m

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    179 RICHMOND ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 7SA

    ODS code M89007

    874 m

  • SWANSWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    370 GOSPEL LANE, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 7AL

    ODS code M85177

    1.2 km

  • HOBS MOAT MEDICAL CENTRE

    ULLERIES ROAD, SOLIHULL, B92 8ED

    ODS code M89019

    1.4 km

  • ACOCKS GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    999 WARWICK ROAD, ACOCKS GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B27 6QJ

    ODS code M85736

    1.6 km

  • MANOR HOUSE LANE SURGERY

    1 MANOR HOUSE LANE, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B26 1PD

    ODS code M89009

    2.2 km

  • THE SWAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 WILLARD RD, SOUTH YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8AA

    ODS code M85011

    2.3 km

  • ROWLANDS ROAD SURGERY

    15 ROWLANDS ROAD, SOUTH YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B26 1AT

    ODS code M85171

    2.3 km

  • COVENTRY ROAD PRACTICE

    2314 COVENTRY ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3JS

    ODS code M89021

    2.5 km

  • CRANES PARK ROAD SURGERY

    25 CRANES PARK ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3SE

    ODS code M85097

    2.5 km

  • YARDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1222 COVENTRY ROAD, YARDLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B25 8BY

    ODS code M85094

    2.6 km

  • CHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    90 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TP

    ODS code M85048

    2.6 km

  • NORTHBROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    93 NORTHBROOK ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, B90 3LX

    ODS code M89015

    2.7 km

  • HALL GREEN HEALTH

    979 STRATFORD ROAD, HALL GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B28 8BG

    ODS code Y00159

    2.8 km

  • THE SHELDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    169 CHURCH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 3TT

    ODS code M85770

    2.9 km

  • GARRETTS GREEN LANE SURGERY

    172 GARRETTS GREEN LANE, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2SB

    ODS code M85694

    3.2 km

  • DOWNSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    315 SHELDON HEATH ROAD, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM, B26 2TY

    ODS code M85717

    3.4 km

  • OAKWOOD SURGERY

    SPARKHILL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code M85078

    3.4 km

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

    SPARKHILL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 856 STRATFORD ROAD, SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B11 4BW

    ODS code M85774

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hartshill Road

    BCT · Acocks Green

    0.1 miles

  • Olton Court

    BCT · Acocks Green

    0.1 miles

  • Collingtree Court

    BCT · Olton

    0.1 miles

  • Hartshill Road

    BCT · Acocks Green

    0.1 miles

  • Collingtree Court

    BCT · Olton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Solihull 013D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,134 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
47
Medium risk addresses
8
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

144 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 21 secondary schools. Trident Alternative Provision Ltd is the nearest published school at 214 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,860 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.